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On the recordMay 6, 2013
The Armed Services Committee of the Senate, when we passed the defense authorizing bill, unanimously supported an amendment that said sequester is foolish.
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Tim Kaine
Democratic · Virginia

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Highlights bipartisan agreement on the need to address sequestration.

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